I had both top two CBs going in the top ten. Thought maybe Quinyon could slide because he’s small school kid. But never believed to 22. I was really sweating it there the last few picks.

2 minutes ago, cunninghamtheman said:

The Arnold pick was great for the Lions as well. They have his teammate they drafted last season in the Secondary Branch. Should really speed up their cohesiveness. Lions look real tough. They are looking like the team to beat in the NFC this season. Just feels like they’ve taken a step forward each year here lately.

And now they have to play with expectations!   Guys getting paid too!   Much different.   They absolutely had the chip on their shoulder last year.  They should win the division, but we shall see.  They play Dallas so go beat them!!!   

1 minute ago, cunninghamtheman said:

I had both top two CBs going in the top ten. Thought maybe Quinyon could slide because he’s small school kid. But never believed to 22. I was really sweating it there the last few picks.

LOL... it was entertaining.    The way the board was set up... everyone went up to get their QBs.  We knew the first few WRs were coming off... the TE lasted to 13.  A couple OTs.  At some point I was assuming some DL were going to come off.  I realize it wasn't necessarily the " need" for us. but the league still values DL.  You have to figure a few would go.   I think you value the CB a little more than the normal fan.  But I have seen both of those CBs considered top 12 prospects. 

I had NFL.com on while the draft was on as I was watching the Sixers... they have him ranked 21st.  with Arnold 24th... they are top 2 CBs.     

12 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

And now they have to play with expectations!   Guys getting paid too!   Much different.   They absolutely had the chip on their shoulder last year.  They should win the division, but we shall see.  They play Dallas so go beat them!!!   

They played with expectations last season. I see them as hyper focused on winning the NFC as their goal. They are hungry and driven. Not sure any other team has that going for them driving them more than the Lions. Hopefully it’s our Eagles that are the team that can match those ambitions like them. Think we have a much larger added chip on our shoulders.

11 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

LOL... it was entertaining.    The way the board was set up... everyone went up to get their QBs.  We knew the first few WRs were coming off... the TE lasted to 13.  A couple OTs.  At some point I was assuming some DL were going to come off.  I realize it wasn't necessarily the " need" for us. but the league still values DL.  You have to figure a few would go.   I think you value the CB a little more than the normal fan.  But I have seen both of those CBs considered top 12 prospects. 

I had NFL.com on while the draft was on as I was watching the Sixers... they have him ranked 21st.  with Arnold 24th... they are top 2 CBs.     

On CBS they had Mitchell and Arnold as top available for what seemed half the draft.

1 minute ago, cunninghamtheman said:

On CBS they had Mitchell and Arnold as top available for what seemed half the draft.

They had Quinyon ranked 8

4 minutes ago, cunninghamtheman said:

They played with expectations last season. I see them as hyper focused on winning the NFC as their goal. They are hungry and driven. Not sure any other team has that going for them driving them more than the Lions. Hopefully it’s our Eagles that are the team that can match those ambitions like them. Think we have a much larger added chip on our shoulders.

It's 2024 now... agree last year they were the hungry team.   Now they are the established team... absolutely the favorites now.  Their WR is no longer the late pick, he is the highest paid guy ...for now.  So we shall see how that works.  Much different to play when teams are now circling that game on their calendar instead of thinking that could be a team on the rise.  

We gotta deal with Daniels in DC now every college player named him as the most difficult to deal with. He’s freaking fast and slippery. He’s a problem.

3 minutes ago, cunninghamtheman said:

They had Quinyon ranked 8

Just shows how these sites are all over the place with rankings. 

1 minute ago, cunninghamtheman said:

We gotta deal with Daniels in DC now every college player named him as the most difficult to deal with. He’s freaking fast and slippery. He’s a problem.

Well... the good news is that the NFL i what matters.   

1 minute ago, joemas6 said:

It's 2024 now... agree last year they were the hungry team.   Now they are the established team... absolutely the favorites now.  Their WR is no longer the late pick, he is the highest paid guy ...for now.  So we shall see how that works.  Much different to play when teams are now circling that game on their calendar instead of thinking that could be a team on the rise.  

Lions came on strong in 2022. Weren’t sneaking up on anybody in 2023. They had high serious goals last season. It was all about having to take down the Niners though. You think Lions overtook the Niners this season with the higher target on their backs?

3 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

Just shows how these sites are all over the place with rankings. 

Simms(NBC) stated him as his Man Crush guy. Had him way up there.

3 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

Well... the good news is that the NFL i what matters.   

He’s in our division now definitely matters. Twice a season gotta deal with him.

Just now, cunninghamtheman said:

Lions came on strong in 2022. Weren’t sneaking up on anybody in 2023. They had high serious goals last season. It was all about having to take down the Niners though. You think Lions overtook the Niners this season with the higher target on their backs?

I think the Lions were still in a lot of people's minds... a what if?  Until they win a playoff game type of thing.  I think that hunger to break a 30 yar drought was absolutely there.   Again, now with expectations... as things go wrong... or are 10-1 but not " the standard"  it becomes different.   I absolutely expect them to be a top team in the NFC.  Lets see how they handle it now.  

4 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

Well... the good news is that the NFL i what matters.   

SEC Heisman dominator is about as close to NFL prep as it gets at LSU. Facing Bama and Georgia….so on. 

1 minute ago, cunninghamtheman said:

He’s in our division now definitely matters. Twice a season gotta deal with him.

He has to deal with us... they picked #2 for a reason.   They have a lot of ground to catch up. 

1 minute ago, joemas6 said:

I think the Lions were still in a lot of people's minds... a what if?  Until they win a playoff game type of thing.  I think that hunger to break a 30 yar drought was absolutely there.   Again, now with expectations... as things go wrong... or are 10-1 but not " the standard"  it becomes different.   I absolutely expect them to be a top team in the NFC.  Lets see how they handle it now.  

With the list of paydays…they have Goff waiting on his now.

Just now, joemas6 said:

He has to deal with us... they picked #2 for a reason.   They have a lot of ground to catch up. 

Been a total dysfunctional organization for so long. They are getting their act together now.

Just now, cunninghamtheman said:

With the list of paydays…they have Goff waiting on his now.

It changes things.  

Just now, cunninghamtheman said:

Been a total dysfunctional organization for so long. They are getting their act together now.

I mean .. they had the second spot in the draft... other than the dude that went to the Bears, they had their choice.  Kinda dropped in their laps... we shall see about the act.  Still a lot to do.  

Got his WR Nabers went to Gmen. He’s a freaking problem too. Many thought he was the top WR on this class. I pretty much expected that(if not him it would have been Odunze). Why we needed a CB that could handle this larger NFC WR threats.

2 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

It changes things.  

They’re loading up…so nothing holding them back for now.

2 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

I mean .. they had the second spot in the draft... other than the dude that went to the Bears, they had their choice.  Kinda dropped in their laps... we shall see about the act.  Still a lot to do.  

Terrible owner Snyder was…he’ll be missed. Just can’t really be worse.

4 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

I mean .. they had the second spot in the draft... other than the dude that went to the Bears, they had their choice.  Kinda dropped in their laps... we shall see about the act.  Still a lot to do.  

I preferred their choice at OC

Just now, cunninghamtheman said:

Got his WR Nabers went to Gmen. He’s a freaking problem too. Many thought he was the top WR on this class. I pretty much expected that(if not him it would have been Odunze). Why we needed a CB that could handle this larger NFC WR threats.

we have AJ and Smith ... and a QB some people like too.   You can't look back. our team needs to look ahead.  See why I'm not a fan of college.  The same teams etc... winning by 40 points.  That's not what sports is about.  Every game should be a struggle.  That's the beauty of sports.  We should have 31 concerns you follow.  Otherwise what's the point.

 Best time as an Eagles fan was the late 80s for me.   The NFC East was great... miss those days.   If NY and especially Washington can be relevant again and we actually get a rivalry back... will be so much fun.